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London: BBC offices, surrounding buildings evacuated over 'suspicious vehicle'

India Blooms News Service | | Dec 02, 2015, at 03:08 am

#London # BBC offices # surrounding buildings evacuated # suspicious vehicle

London, Dec 1 (IBNS) The BBCâ€™s headquarters in central London and several other offices were evacuated on Tuesday after a 'suspicious vehicle' was found near the area, media reports said.

A spokesperson for the Metropolitan Police told The Independent a call was received shortly after 2pm.

“There is a suspicious vehicle and a full evacuation has taken place,” he told the newspaper.

One Rebecca Hainsworth tweeted: "#portlandplace sealed off by police unclear why #London."

"Lots of confused people heating rumours of bomb threat in an embassy or the BBC #portlandplace #London," read another tweet.

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